Well it's not often on that lift (usually on a covered shore station) and always covered up unless it's just drying out or about to be used. So, leaves aren't really an issue. When we used to use the track system and the boat house/garage, it was inside of the boat house so there wasn't a leave issue there either. I have left it sit right about where that picture is taken to dry out and had to clean it afterward, part of lake living I guess. If it's not leaves, it's spider poop, or birds nesting under the shorestation canopy, or zebra muscles, or fixing the track, or pier or something. All totally worth every second of work!